Iran (IMNA) - Iran is a safe country for people of different religions and ethnicities as various national and ethno-religious groups are now living in various parts of the country.
The first festival of traditional sports, handicrafts, foods, breads and folk music held in Ardestan county with the presence of provinces of the central plateau of Iran.

"Isfahan is among the world craft cities as it hosts 198 different types of visual arts and crafts, but unfortunately, youths are less involved in handicraft industry in Isfahan," the head of Cultural and Sports Commission of Isfahan Islamic City Council said.

Two Iranian cities and a village have been officially registered by the World Crafts Council for their outstanding handicrafts, said the head of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHTO).

Isfahani artist has introduced a new art to the handicrafts world of this province; the new inspiration is the combination of toreutics and carpet weaving, that has the potential to be introduced in the world.

"Establishing a handicraft school by the efforts of the creativity and new technology management center of the municipality along with the cooperation of the museum for contemporary arts is a new step toward the conservation of the precious heritages of Isfahan, ," vice-president of the Islamic City Council of Isfahan said.

"Isfahan as a creative city, the capital of culture and civilization, and also with 199 handicrafts and the most number of artists, accounts for only half a percent of the handicraft export of the world," Gholamreza Feizollahi, a doyen member of craft union of Isfahan said.

Head of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Isfahan province announced: The organization will perform more activities in the field of rural handicrafts in order to pave the way for creating more rural jobs.

The conference called “Isfahan, cradle of handicrafts” was hosted by the central library of Isfahan municipality. Some university lecturers, researchers, and enthusiasts in the field of handicrafts and cultural heritage attended the conference.